Off the record, other front office members expounded on the role of familiarity. “Familiarity makes everything run more smoothly,” said one. “Sometimes that’s personal familiarity, and it’s often easier to start conversations or let something more open-ended develop casually if…

But if the electronic strike zone ever became a real thing — and I agree with the players and executives who think that’s it’s inevitable, and perhaps closer to being implemented than a lot of folks realize — MLB and…

The Mets’ patience in waiting for Granderson’s breakout was a result of more than just Collins’ faith that his perennially slow-starting power hitter would again heat up. Though Granderson’s classically outward-facing stats such as average, OPS and home runs were…

A rare find of unopened packs from the late 50s and early 60s. Oh, and 19 unopened packs and the box they came in for 1948 Bowman!!! Drent instantly gravitated toward the 1948 Bowman baseball. From all indications, no one…